Singapore

June 15-18, 2018
P001 - P1140423 Singapore, a wealthy city state in Southeast Asia; once a British colonial trading post, today Singapore is a thriving global financial hub and described as one...
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P002 - P1140409 ... officially the Republic of Singapore, a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia - situated one degree (85 miles or 137 km) north of the...
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P003 - IMG_2514 ... with a current total area of approx 279 sq. miles (722 sq. km), Singapore's territory consisting of one main island along with 62 other islets; since its...
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P004 - P1140410 ... it’s said that as known from various documents, Singapore in the 14th century (then known as Temasek) was a trading port under the influence of both the...
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P005 - P1140420 ... in 1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles established Singapore as a trading post for the British East India Company, a formal treaty was signed on 6 February...
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P006 - P1140389 ... September 1963, Singapore joined with the Federation of Malaya, Sabah (North Borneo) and Sarawak as the new Federation of Malaysia / 1965 declared...
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P007 - P1140370 Singapore, also referred to as the Garden City for its tree-lined streets and greening efforts since independence; being the
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P008 - P1140378 ... English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, and Tamil being the four official languages in Singapore - of the approx 5.6 million population, it's reported that about...
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P009 - P1140388 Seng Wong Beo Temple 都城隍廟 at Peck Seah Street in downtown core - the Chinese temple established in 1905 by founder Master Rui Yu 瑞于 (1867-1953), a Buddhist monk...
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P010 - P1140387 ... well, it says here...
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P011 - P1140390 ... close-up of the dragon decoration atop the temple...
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P012 - P1140392 ... Seng Wong Beo Temple or Temple of the City God, a landmark in Tanjong Pagar, an ancient structure dwarfed by the huge and tall concrete skyscrapers |...
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P013 - P1140372 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, an HDB residential development completed in 1977, the site of a complex of which replaced pre-war shophouses along Tanjong Pagar Road,...
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P014 - P1140371 ... this food center and straightforward hawker market being an authentic place for a variety of inexpensive locally cooked food delights...
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P015 - P1140407 June 16 Saturday - let's begin our mid-day sightseeing-strolling along the waterfront esplanade at One Fullerton, the focal point for the entire Marina Bay area...
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P016 - P1140398 The Fullerton Pavilion with an observation deck on its roof, a first-of-its-kind floating glass dome structure set on Marina Bay between One Fullerton and...
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P016 short video - IMG_2513 ... the waterfront promenade - a short 5 seconds video of the picturesque scenery around Marina Bay...
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P017 - P1140406 Marina Bay, located in the Central Area surrounded by the perimeter of four other planning areas (Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South and Straits View);...
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P018 - IMG_2560 Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade, a some 2 miles (3.5-km) along-the-bay walkway bringing people across many attractions at Marina Center, Collyer Quay and the...
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P019 - IMG_2515 Marina Center, a zone of reclaimed land together with the Marina South area enclosing the sheltered Marina Bay, situated within the Downtown Core; Suntec City,...
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